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. >> we have the opportunity to send president obama back to chicago or kenya. [applause] >> and of course their response to the son of a senate candidate saying the president could go back to chicago or kenya, the governor agency people said he has spoken to his son. he said something he shouldn't have, and he apologizes. you know, his son is 38. we're not talking about an eight-year-old son who spoke out of turn. ridiculous. there was a shooting in denver this weekend at an obama campaign office. no one was hurt, but people were in the office shattering the glass. no one knows what happened there. then you see at a romney-ryan rally last week, a man wears this third at a romney-ryan rally it says "let's put the whites back in the white house." this is happening all on one side. and then this billboard. we're going to talk about this. philliesphyllis cleveland and she's a councilwoman in cleveland. listen to what she has to say about it. >> this is clearly an attempt at intimidation. when you have a picture of a judge's gavel and the words felony and fine and v
. >> we have the opportunity to send president obama back to chicago or kenya. [applause] >> and of course their response to the son of a senate candidate saying the president could go back to chicago or kenya, the governor agency people said he has spoken to his son. he said something he shouldn't have, and he apologizes. you know, his son is 38. we're not talking about an eight-year-old son who spoke out of turn. ridiculous. there was a shooting in denver this weekend at an obama...
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in early 2009 he voted for president obama's stimulus bill. and within weeks with the president and vice president looking on, he switched back to the democrats. specter's switch gave senate democrats the 60 votes to overcome filibusters and helped them pass health care reform. campaigning in 2010 he charged republicans had moved too far to the right. >> if you don't cotton up to the tea party gang you're no good >> reporter: it was in keeping with his years of courting pennsylvania's blue collar workers and labor unions >> we've been with him for a long, long time. he's never let us down. he's been true to his word, honest man. >> reporter: despite that sentiment and president obama's support spect lost the 2010 democratic primary to congressman joe sestak. along the way over two decades specter repeatedly fought off cancer but in late august he confirmd he was ailing again this time with non-hodgkins lymphoma and yesterday came word he had died at his home in philadelphia at age 82. in a statement the president summed uper specthe's long car
in early 2009 he voted for president obama's stimulus bill. and within weeks with the president and vice president looking on, he switched back to the democrats. specter's switch gave senate democrats the 60 votes to overcome filibusters and helped them pass health care reform. campaigning in 2010 he charged republicans had moved too far to the right. >> if you don't cotton up to the tea party gang you're no good >> reporter: it was in keeping with his years of courting...
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was not paying his fair share, family members of navy team seal 6, slamming obama administration. saying it has been imposing rules of engagement that endanger the lives of our troop, saying that the way to obama administration is conducts the war is nothing short of criminal, their words, and according to a government report obtained by breitbart, the number of objectives for special operation in afghanistan rose more than 600% from 2009 to 2011. 600%. democratic congressman jesse jackson jr. reportedly under federal investigation overallgations he misused campaign money to remodel and decorate his home according to "wall street journal" that is reports the story citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter, congressman from illinois has been out of the public eye since june when his office said he was suffering from exhaustion and later, reports that he was seeking treat for bipolar disorder, according to reports today congressman jackson was spotted at a washington, d.c. bar two nights in a row last week with two develop women. >> felix baumgartner is grabbing headlines toda
was not paying his fair share, family members of navy team seal 6, slamming obama administration. saying it has been imposing rules of engagement that endanger the lives of our troop, saying that the way to obama administration is conducts the war is nothing short of criminal, their words, and according to a government report obtained by breitbart, the number of objectives for special operation in afghanistan rose more than 600% from 2009 to 2011. 600%. democratic congressman jesse jackson jr....
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president obama today ordered all flags in the u.s. on government and military buildings to fly at half-staff in honor of the late pennsylvania senator arlen specter. the long time lawmaker died over the weekend after a battle with non-hodgkin's lymphoma. he was 82. many politicians from both sides of the aisle remember him a rare commodity in today's political client. a moderate whom his colleagues say always did his best to try to reach some kind of common ground. jim angle his life and times from washington tonight. jim? >> hello, shep. well arlen specter spent 30 years in the senate but his loyalties straddled both political parties. >> arlen specter would say he had at times a unique ability to upset a whole bunch of folks on either side of the aisle. >> he was i guess they would say a maverick's maverick. he definitely was an individual in and of himself. he never backed down at the fight. >> he was at the center of political developments 50 years warren commission investigating the assassination of president kennedy. though he h
president obama today ordered all flags in the u.s. on government and military buildings to fly at half-staff in honor of the late pennsylvania senator arlen specter. the long time lawmaker died over the weekend after a battle with non-hodgkin's lymphoma. he was 82. many politicians from both sides of the aisle remember him a rare commodity in today's political client. a moderate whom his colleagues say always did his best to try to reach some kind of common ground. jim angle his life and times...
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. > >> reporter: the state department said they're reviewing that charge, and obama campaign officials insist republicans are politicizing the terror attack. >> you know what?'t need wing td cowboys. we don't need shoot from the hip diplomacy. >> reporter: fox news has learned senator graham has fired a letter off to the president about two prior targets of the embassy. he writes mr. president, were you informed of these attacks, if not, why not. if you were informed, what action was taken to protect the consulate. these are some pointed questions for the white house tonight on the eve of this big debate, bret. >> bret: you know, the white house is facing pressure tonight on syria. >> reporter: they are. in that debate last week, the vice-president basically said that al-qaeda was not gaining strength inside syria, and that indirect help the u.s. was providing through the saudis and others was helping the rebels and not helping al-qaeda. you'll remember republican priep pushed back and insisted these arms were getting into the hands of jihaddists. today the "new york times" reports the
. > >> reporter: the state department said they're reviewing that charge, and obama campaign officials insist republicans are politicizing the terror attack. >> you know what?'t need wing td cowboys. we don't need shoot from the hip diplomacy. >> reporter: fox news has learned senator graham has fired a letter off to the president about two prior targets of the embassy. he writes mr. president, were you informed of these attacks, if not, why not. if you were informed, what...
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former pennsylvania senator arlen specter has died at the age of 82. he achieved national prominence in the early 1990's to in the confirmation hearings a future supreme court justice clarence thomas when he harshly question anita hill, the law professor who had accused thomas of sexual harassment. he drew criticism after accusing hill of perjury and helping to push through thomas's controversial point. a longtime republican, specter again made headlines in 2009 when he crossed the aisle to join the democrats. he retired after losing his seat the following year. and those are some of the headlines. this is "democracy now!," democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. @we begin today's show in texas, or a standoff is underway over construction of the keystone xl oil pipeline. it would run tar sands oil from canada to u.s. refineries on the gulf coast. while president obama delayed a final decision on the pipeline until after the november election, he has already approved transcanada's plans for the southern portion of the project. but a
former pennsylvania senator arlen specter has died at the age of 82. he achieved national prominence in the early 1990's to in the confirmation hearings a future supreme court justice clarence thomas when he harshly question anita hill, the law professor who had accused thomas of sexual harassment. he drew criticism after accusing hill of perjury and helping to push through thomas's controversial point. a longtime republican, specter again made headlines in 2009 when he crossed the aisle to...
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senate last year. he is now running for a full term and is being challenged by democrat shelley berkley. they debated last week. ♪ >> good evening, and welcome to the 2012 nevada u.s. senate debate, brought to you by the broadcasters foundation in partnership with the broadcasters association. we want to welcome our national audience and the 36 nevada television stations and radio stations carrying the debate. tonight's debate is being translated into spanish. mitch fox, and i will serve as your moderator for this important political event. joining me is republican u.s. senator dean heller and democratic congresswoman shelley berkley. we want to thank everyone that is providing this block of time as a public service to our communities. the broadcasters feel in obligation to engage the electorate and inform the voters. the format has been accepted and agreed to by both campaigns. each candidate will get a minute and a half opening and closing statements. the candidate will be asked a series of questio
senate last year. he is now running for a full term and is being challenged by democrat shelley berkley. they debated last week. ♪ >> good evening, and welcome to the 2012 nevada u.s. senate debate, brought to you by the broadcasters foundation in partnership with the broadcasters association. we want to welcome our national audience and the 36 nevada television stations and radio stations carrying the debate. tonight's debate is being translated into spanish. mitch fox, and i will...
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the former senator was known for his pugnacious style and moderate views. specter was one of just three republicans to vote for president obama's economic stimulus bill. he then moved from the republican party to the democratic party in 2009. specter was 82 years old. >>> still ahead on news4 at 5:00, he was fearless. >> hear from the daredevil who had the internet buzzing with his extreme stunt. >>> coming up tonight in our broadcast at 6:00, the captain of that cruise ship that ran aground in italy faces some of his victims today. we'll tell you about that. >>> in fairfax, some county workers want permission to take their cross bows to work with them. we'll tell you why. >>> and we'll tell you a base jumper's stunt that went terribly wrong. >>> now it is already one of the most moments ever on youtube. austrian born felix bomb garter stepped out of a balloon on the edge of space and fell to earth. fearless felix broke three records during that freefall. tom kos tell la has his story. >> disconnect the oxygen hose. atta boy. >> reporter: there he was at 12
the former senator was known for his pugnacious style and moderate views. specter was one of just three republicans to vote for president obama's economic stimulus bill. he then moved from the republican party to the democratic party in 2009. specter was 82 years old. >>> still ahead on news4 at 5:00, he was fearless. >> hear from the daredevil who had the internet buzzing with his extreme stunt. >>> coming up tonight in our broadcast at 6:00, the captain of that cruise...
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senate debate. republican state treasurer richard murdoch goes against democratic candidate congressman joe donnelly. the cook political report rates this race a toss-up. >> this isn't about governor bush, it's not about me. it is about you. and i want to come back to something i said before. if you want somebody who believes that we were better off eight years ago than we are now and that we ought to go back to the kind of policies we had back then, emphasizing tax cuts mainly for the wealthy, here is your man. if you want somebody who will fight for you and who will fight to have middle class tax cuts, then i am your man. i want to be. now, i doubt anybody here makes more than $330,000 a year. i won't ask you, but if you do, you're in the top 1%. >> it would be a violation of the rules. >> i'm not -- [laughter] i'm not going to ask them. but if everyone here in this audience was dead on in the middle of the middle class, then the tax cuts for every single one of you all added up would be less than
senate debate. republican state treasurer richard murdoch goes against democratic candidate congressman joe donnelly. the cook political report rates this race a toss-up. >> this isn't about governor bush, it's not about me. it is about you. and i want to come back to something i said before. if you want somebody who believes that we were better off eight years ago than we are now and that we ought to go back to the kind of policies we had back then, emphasizing tax cuts mainly for the...
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>>guest: if mitt romney wins this race, he will have a republican senate and if president obama wins the race he will have a democratic senate. what i was going to say i harken back to what happened in 1986. i believe that is the model for making a big thing happen. amazingly, think of this, in 1986 when ronald reagan put on tax reform on the table, you had a bill that cut the top income tax rate down to 28 percent, it got rid of the special interest loopholes and here is the amazing part, that bill passed the united states senate 97-3. that is bipartisanship. call me optimist but i think there is the opportunity to get that deal. >>neil: conservatives were critical of ronald reagan for giving away allowances and breaks. but he did so to get a deal. that was called "negotiating." >>guest: in the end it was a great deal. the only problem was what has happened in the subsequent 25 years we keep adding to the tax code all o the garbage and all of the termites that are destroying the tax system. i like the idea of a reform and i would not, i do think there is a chance we could get entitl
>>guest: if mitt romney wins this race, he will have a republican senate and if president obama wins the race he will have a democratic senate. what i was going to say i harken back to what happened in 1986. i believe that is the model for making a big thing happen. amazingly, think of this, in 1986 when ronald reagan put on tax reform on the table, you had a bill that cut the top income tax rate down to 28 percent, it got rid of the special interest loopholes and here is the amazing...
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republican to democrat before losing that senate reelection bid two years ago died yesterday of cancer. president obama has ordered all government flags to fly at half staff tomorrow. >>> and that'll do it for me here at the cnn world headquarters in atlanta. i'm brooke bolduan. your "situation room" with wolf blitzer begins right now. hey, wolf. >> thanks very much. happening now on this the eve of what could be a make or break debate for president obama. mitt romney's campaign announces a huge fund raising hall. also, a controversy of sorts over debate questions. are both campaigns afraid of the moderator? our own candy crowley. and how do you top the record-setting jump from the edge of space? a closer look at what's next in the high altitude exploration. i'm wolf blitzer, you're in the "situation room." >> it's hard to believe, but only 22 days left until the election. and just over 24 hours to the second presidential debate. for president obama, the stakes could hardly be higher. the slight lead in the polls, he had going into the first debate has evaporated in these days since hi
republican to democrat before losing that senate reelection bid two years ago died yesterday of cancer. president obama has ordered all government flags to fly at half staff tomorrow. >>> and that'll do it for me here at the cnn world headquarters in atlanta. i'm brooke bolduan. your "situation room" with wolf blitzer begins right now. hey, wolf. >> thanks very much. happening now on this the eve of what could be a make or break debate for president obama. mitt romney's...
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senator lindsey graham is leading the charge that the obama administration was involved in a deliberate cover-up over the response to the deadly afak in libya. >> they never believed the media would investigate and congress was out of session and this caught up with them. >> will the president have an opportunity tomorrow during the foreign policy discussion of the debate to push back on this allegation from graham and others? patrick gaspar from the dnc will join me live. plus, three states consider laws to legalize pot for recreational use. if they pass that would be in direct conflict with federal law. why hasn't the government come out against the law? i'll talk with ryan grimm who has written extensively on this particular topic and join our conversation on twitter. find us at @tamron hall and at @newsnation. follow the wings. victor! victor! i got your campbell's chunky soup. mom? who's mom? i'm the giants mascot. the giants don't have a mascot! ohhh! eat up! new jammin jerk chicken soup has tasty pieces of chicken with rice and beans. hmmm. for giant hunger! thanks mom! see ya! w
senator lindsey graham is leading the charge that the obama administration was involved in a deliberate cover-up over the response to the deadly afak in libya. >> they never believed the media would investigate and congress was out of session and this caught up with them. >> will the president have an opportunity tomorrow during the foreign policy discussion of the debate to push back on this allegation from graham and others? patrick gaspar from the dnc will join me live. plus,...
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charlene has forced 3 state senators into early retirement. godaddy.com. charlene on the outside. karl on the inside. ♪ >>> president obama and mitt romney spend a lot of time talking about facts and figures, and well, themselves. but what if both men are missing out on the big picture. jonas sax joins me. jonah, welcome. you're an ad guy. you mold messages so, you know, so something will sell. so before we apply this to politics, your litmus test, you talk about this, is whether or not someone is an effective story teller and not the once upon a time kind of story. can you explain? >> sure. marketers learned long ago that if you just push your product based on the facts or the claims, it's very hard for audiences to get really inspired and to be part of the campaign that you're putting out there. but if you can tell a story, paint a compelling view of the world that people want to be apart of and make your audience a hero in that stor tell them where they are in relation to you not just a story you're selling them. that's where you start to build tribes of people who are passio
charlene has forced 3 state senators into early retirement. godaddy.com. charlene on the outside. karl on the inside. ♪ >>> president obama and mitt romney spend a lot of time talking about facts and figures, and well, themselves. but what if both men are missing out on the big picture. jonas sax joins me. jonah, welcome. you're an ad guy. you mold messages so, you know, so something will sell. so before we apply this to politics, your litmus test, you talk about this, is whether or...
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ohio senator robb portman is playing the role of president obama during romney's debate prep. >> president obama will come out swipging. i think he will have to compensate for a poor first debate. >> reporter: mitt romney's performance in the first debate impacted the race. his favorability numbers among voters jumped and the polls tightened. a new national poll shows the race is effectively a tie with the president just one point ahead of romney. the republican nominee is also gaining ground in the battleground states. >> expectations are higher for him in this debate than the first debate. he has to come out maintaining the momentum he had in the first debate. >> reporter: questions from the audience, it will abtown hall -- be a town hall format. something the president is familiar with. he's held more than 50 down halls during his time in office. susan mcginns in, cbs news, washington. >> tomorrow's debate could have an impact on the presidential race. right now voting is under way in 43 states. either by absentee ballot or in person early voting. >>> coming up on 9news now at noon, the
ohio senator robb portman is playing the role of president obama during romney's debate prep. >> president obama will come out swipging. i think he will have to compensate for a poor first debate. >> reporter: mitt romney's performance in the first debate impacted the race. his favorability numbers among voters jumped and the polls tightened. a new national poll shows the race is effectively a tie with the president just one point ahead of romney. the republican nominee is also...
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if obama wins, the senator will fight the kind of tax deal boehner wants as part of a grand budget compromise. syme to glad the finger pointing has begun without any kind of actual deal on the table. >> look, i think that's kind of silly from "the journal." chuck schumer and democrats are going to go along with what president obama ultimately wants to do. yes, there will be a break or a curve on how far the president goes in some areas, but he's going to be calling the shots on this, and it's clear that he wants a deal and that he's willing to give up some of the things that democrats have been trying to protect for a long time like the sanctity of the entitlement programs as they now exist in order to get it. and then the question's going to be, if you can get some revenue from the republican side, that means tax increases, you're going to get entitlement cuts from the democratic side. and then you're bargaining over the price. >> sam, john brings up a very good point. we've talked about this. the president is willing to go there on some of these entitlement programs. and the expectation is
if obama wins, the senator will fight the kind of tax deal boehner wants as part of a grand budget compromise. syme to glad the finger pointing has begun without any kind of actual deal on the table. >> look, i think that's kind of silly from "the journal." chuck schumer and democrats are going to go along with what president obama ultimately wants to do. yes, there will be a break or a curve on how far the president goes in some areas, but he's going to be calling the shots on...
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host: let's look at what president obama had to say about his death. host: arlen specter, of course, is in our video archives after his many years in the senate. he also appeared on our oral history program back in february of last year talking about his involvement in the clarence thomas hearing. let's take a listen to what he had to say. [video clip] >> i found myself to be the focus of a lot of media attention and that did not surprise me. this was a big matter. this was a nomination to the supreme court of the united states of a 43-year-old man. an african-american nominated to replace thurgood marshall. he was the man whose views whose views did not coincide with mine. how that would affect him on the court, i do not know. we had a young woman who had stepped forward to testify, to bring certain facts forward to the public that were very stark and had attracted a lot of attention. later i was told that people were watching it around the world in different time zones. that this was something that they were riveted to. and people still are. so, was
host: let's look at what president obama had to say about his death. host: arlen specter, of course, is in our video archives after his many years in the senate. he also appeared on our oral history program back in february of last year talking about his involvement in the clarence thomas hearing. let's take a listen to what he had to say. [video clip] >> i found myself to be the focus of a lot of media attention and that did not surprise me. this was a big matter. this was a nomination...
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the former governor of wisconsin now running for the senate seat. this is the response from tommy thompson's campaign, communications director. the governor has addressed this with his son, just like any father would do. jason thompson said something he should not have, and he apologizes. and, again, that was jason thompson, the son of tommy thompson, the former health and human services secretary, the former wisconsin govern and current candidate for the senate seat. i want to reiterate that the former governor was not at that brunch at that fall republican brunch in kenosha, wisconsin, and has put out that apology. we'll be right back. five days l, i had a massive heart attack. bayer aspirin was the first thing the emts gave me. now, i'm on a bayer aspirin regimen. [ male announcer ] be sure to talk to yr doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. [ woman ] learn from my story. it's how communication works... ...and your finances, too. it's asking questions, and really listening. that's how wells fargo helps you better manage your money... and fi
the former governor of wisconsin now running for the senate seat. this is the response from tommy thompson's campaign, communications director. the governor has addressed this with his son, just like any father would do. jason thompson said something he should not have, and he apologizes. and, again, that was jason thompson, the son of tommy thompson, the former health and human services secretary, the former wisconsin govern and current candidate for the senate seat. i want to reiterate that...
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obama defeated senator mccain by ten points. experts say it's all about which side can motivate voters to get to the polls. we had a chance to talk to voters from a farmer's field to a bi kweultding fair. >> i think romney knows what he's doing, i think he can do it and he will do it. >> i think obama is much more concerned about the middle and lower classes. >> reporter: this year the voters that started it all in new hampshire and iowa may have a very big say on how it all ends up, jenna. jenna: we'll continue to watch it. 22 days away. molly, thank you very much. an offer to get free publicity during tomorrow's presidential debate not going over too well. why a chain is rethinking its offer of free pizza for life after the promotion backfires. the latest in the pizza problem that is plaguing this debate. this weekend, jon taking the stage in a very different way. my "happening now" partner in crime-like you've never seen him before, just ahead. copd makes it hard to breathe, but with advair, i'm breathing better. so now i can
obama defeated senator mccain by ten points. experts say it's all about which side can motivate voters to get to the polls. we had a chance to talk to voters from a farmer's field to a bi kweultding fair. >> i think romney knows what he's doing, i think he can do it and he will do it. >> i think obama is much more concerned about the middle and lower classes. >> reporter: this year the voters that started it all in new hampshire and iowa may have a very big say on how it all...
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in a statement president obama called specter fiercely independent. never putting party or ideology ahead of the people he was chosen to serve. he died sunday at his noem philadelphia of nonhodgkin's lympho lymphoma. he was 82 years old. >> announcer: brought to you by ups. let ups put logistics to work for you. a text alert, reroute... even reschedule her package. it's ups my choice. are you happy? i'm happy. i'm happy. i'm happy. i'm happy. i'm happy. happy. happy. happy. happy. (together) happy. i love logistics. that's a good thing, but it doesn't cover everything. only about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. so consider an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement plans, they pick up some of what medicare doesn't pay. and save you up to thousands of dollars in out-of-pocket costs. call today to request a free decision guide to help you better understand what medicare is all about. and which aarp medicare supplement plan works best for
in a statement president obama called specter fiercely independent. never putting party or ideology ahead of the people he was chosen to serve. he died sunday at his noem philadelphia of nonhodgkin's lympho lymphoma. he was 82 years old. >> announcer: brought to you by ups. let ups put logistics to work for you. a text alert, reroute... even reschedule her package. it's ups my choice. are you happy? i'm happy. i'm happy. i'm happy. i'm happy. i'm happy. happy. happy. happy. happy....
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a top republican senator now accusing the obama administration of purposely covering up details about last month's embassy attack in libya. chris stevens and three other americans were killed in the september 11th attack on the american consulate in benghazi. now, lindsey graham of south carolina says the obama administration knew early on the incident was terror-related and not tied to anti-american protests. >> trying to sell a nare raw tiff that the middle east -- narrative that the middle east and -- >> there's nobody on this planet more concerned and more interested than getting to the bottom of this than the president of the united states. he feels personally responsible for every representative he sends around the world. >> well, the u.s. senate has conducted a bipartisan investigation of the attack and the obama administration's response to it. >>> a young girl from pakistan who was shot in the head by the taliban is now being moved to britain to be treated. early this morning, the 14-year- old was wheeled out of a pakistani hospital there on the stretcher. now, over the weeke
a top republican senator now accusing the obama administration of purposely covering up details about last month's embassy attack in libya. chris stevens and three other americans were killed in the september 11th attack on the american consulate in benghazi. now, lindsey graham of south carolina says the obama administration knew early on the incident was terror-related and not tied to anti-american protests. >> trying to sell a nare raw tiff that the middle east -- narrative that the...
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and ohio senator rob portman, who has been playing president obama in romney's debate prep, says the main change they have made to their preparations this time around is that they are getting ready for a more combative president obama. charlie and norah, back to you. >> frank luntz is a republican strategist and cbs news political analyst. good morning. >> good morning. >> so aggressive. what does that mean and what risk are there for the president? >> if i am barack obama, i'm focusing on one number. 47%. and i'm trying to drive that home as much as i possibly can. particularly because it's a live studio audience. they're the ones who are going to be asking the questions. which one of you think you fall in the 47% and governor romney, who do you represent here and who do you not? if i'm mitt romney, i'm going to talk about the two words "you deserve." you deserve to get your questions answered. mr. president, you were asked a direct question. you choose to attack me. how are you going to work with congress when all you do is attack? >> is this format easier for one or the other? >>
and ohio senator rob portman, who has been playing president obama in romney's debate prep, says the main change they have made to their preparations this time around is that they are getting ready for a more combative president obama. charlie and norah, back to you. >> frank luntz is a republican strategist and cbs news political analyst. good morning. >> good morning. >> so aggressive. what does that mean and what risk are there for the president? >> if i am barack...
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let him be the senator and candidate he was in 2008 and he'll do beautifully. >> reporter: mr. romney, as for his strong debate performance -- >> mr. president, you're entitled to your own airplane and house, but not your own facts. >> reporter: strong enthusiasm is up for romney supporters dramatically. he also now numerically leads the president in strong supporter enthusiasm. while obama supporters are experiencing more anxiety than those in the romney camp. both firsts this season and not good for the president. one silver lining for mr. obama, the percentage of registered voters who say the country is on the wrong track is at its lowest level in three years. another new poll has romney up 50% to 48% across ten battleground states. as the nation looks forward to the next debate, "saturday night live" had some fun with the last one with the vice presidential candidates. >> i'm sorry, with all due respect, this is a bunch of malarkey. >> a bunch of malarkey? >> yeah. >> what does that mean? >> uh, it's irish. >> no, no, irish is i come over there and smack that dumb look off
let him be the senator and candidate he was in 2008 and he'll do beautifully. >> reporter: mr. romney, as for his strong debate performance -- >> mr. president, you're entitled to your own airplane and house, but not your own facts. >> reporter: strong enthusiasm is up for romney supporters dramatically. he also now numerically leads the president in strong supporter enthusiasm. while obama supporters are experiencing more anxiety than those in the romney camp. both firsts...
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both candidates spend another day behind closed doors, sparring with their practice partner, senator rob portman the one competing as barack obama for the sake of mitt romney, and john kerry from massachusetts playing the role of romney for the president. win or lose, the president is looking ahead to post debate. he will have bill clinton and bruce springsteen campaigning on his behalf this thursday in ohio. >> peter alexander in washington. tom brokaw, nbc news special correspondent, chuck todd, nbc's political director and chief white house correspondent. good morning to you both. >> good morning. >> chuck, we'll start with you. you've seen the polls nationally tight, romney leading. this is an election that will be decided state by state. how close is the race now? >> the first debate did sort of shift things. at first you had a lot of democrats that were trying to appease themselves by saying oh, all the movement in the polls is a bunch of soft republicans that quote, unquote come home to mitt romney, he shows life and all of this, but i have to say the numbers i've seen and in
both candidates spend another day behind closed doors, sparring with their practice partner, senator rob portman the one competing as barack obama for the sake of mitt romney, and john kerry from massachusetts playing the role of romney for the president. win or lose, the president is looking ahead to post debate. he will have bill clinton and bruce springsteen campaigning on his behalf this thursday in ohio. >> peter alexander in washington. tom brokaw, nbc news special correspondent,...
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first, a look ahead at the schedules of mitt romney and president obama today. as you know, they are both holed up in the debate camp. you're watching the daily rundown, only on msnbc. [ humming ] [ humming ] [ male announcer ] kraft macaroni & cheese. you know you love it. oh, hey alex. just picking up some, brochures, posters copies of my acceptance speech. great! it's always good to have a backup plan, in case i get hit by a meteor. wow, your hair looks great. didn't realize they did photoshop here. hey, good call on those mugs. can't let 'em see what you're drinking. you know, i'm glad we're both running a nice, clean race. no need to get nasty. here's your "honk if you had an affair with taylor" yard sign. looks good. [ male announcer ] fedex office. now save 50% on banners. but, dad, you've got... [ voice of dennis ] allstate. with accident forgiveness, they guarantee your rates won't go up just because of an accident. smart kid. [ voice of dennis ] indeed. are you in good hands? [ male announcer ] if you think all batteries are the same... consider this:
first, a look ahead at the schedules of mitt romney and president obama today. as you know, they are both holed up in the debate camp. you're watching the daily rundown, only on msnbc. [ humming ] [ humming ] [ male announcer ] kraft macaroni & cheese. you know you love it. oh, hey alex. just picking up some, brochures, posters copies of my acceptance speech. great! it's always good to have a backup plan, in case i get hit by a meteor. wow, your hair looks great. didn't realize they did...
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president obama won it over senator mccain by five points, 52-47%. you know it, professor. ryan is going to hamilton. there are a lot of republican votes. it was a swing county with the president winning by eight, 54-46% . what do you see now for obama or romney? >> one of the biggest pluses the romney-ryan ticket has in ohio, is senator robb portman. he is working on hamilton county too. you're absolutely focus to turn on hamilton. they must get a big republican vote. the biggest problem they have in ohio is the auto industry question. the president obama is given credit for that by democrats and some independents in ohio. we'll see. it is getting closer in ohio. bill: it is close. what if scenario, professor. indulge me if you will. on our map here if we go full, if you look at the 11 battleground states that are in gray. this is the states where the polling show frankly it is too close to call. in our what if scenario, for governor romney we'll give him the sake for this discussion, 29 electoral votes in florida. remember you need 270 to win the white house. now he is 22
president obama won it over senator mccain by five points, 52-47%. you know it, professor. ryan is going to hamilton. there are a lot of republican votes. it was a swing county with the president winning by eight, 54-46% . what do you see now for obama or romney? >> one of the biggest pluses the romney-ryan ticket has in ohio, is senator robb portman. he is working on hamilton county too. you're absolutely focus to turn on hamilton. they must get a big republican vote. the biggest problem...
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a long-time senator first elected in 1980 has died. former pennsylvania senator arlen specter died sunday at his home in philadelphia from complications of non-hodgkin's lymphoma. the moderate republican made headlines in 2009 when he announced he was switching to the democratic party. specter was 82 years old. his funeral is tomorrow in pennsylvania. >>> time to check the forecast right now with meteorologist christina loren. a foggy start across the bay area. >> yeah. certainly enough fog so give yourself some extra time so you reach your destination safely. temperatures this morning are running cool of t. we're in the 50s. we've got really deep pockets of fog from the north bay down into your south bay and east bay interior valleys. but by noon, complete sunshine over the greater bay area. that's going to bring your numbers up into the middle 80s inland, upper 70s bayside and upper 60s at the coast. >>> there was an earlier accident west 80 that has moved off of the roadway but we have all that slowing coming off of the carquinez br
a long-time senator first elected in 1980 has died. former pennsylvania senator arlen specter died sunday at his home in philadelphia from complications of non-hodgkin's lymphoma. the moderate republican made headlines in 2009 when he announced he was switching to the democratic party. specter was 82 years old. his funeral is tomorrow in pennsylvania. >>> time to check the forecast right now with meteorologist christina loren. a foggy start across the bay area. >> yeah. certainly...
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house and senate but congress's rules give great power to the minority party. romney would cut income tax rates by 20%. would avoid tax breaks by ending some breaks. not mathematically possible. i'm just challenging it. no analyst has been able to figure out how the plan is feasible. most likely it would be deductions popular among the middle class which he won't say out of fear of losing votes. exactly. blah, blah blah. okay. america doesn't need an etch-a-sketch president whose positions changes with the type of audience he's speaking to. he also -- doesn't need a president who makes foreign policy speeches. obama deserves more than the credit republicans are giving him for being the commander in chief who finally got osama bin laden. america is safer as a result of that. blah, blah blah. what obama has been able to accomplish, in the face of opposition suggest he could have a remarkably successful pregnancy -- wow, that would be something. presidency if given a second term. barack obama is the better candidate. investment in the strong future is why the enqu
house and senate but congress's rules give great power to the minority party. romney would cut income tax rates by 20%. would avoid tax breaks by ending some breaks. not mathematically possible. i'm just challenging it. no analyst has been able to figure out how the plan is feasible. most likely it would be deductions popular among the middle class which he won't say out of fear of losing votes. exactly. blah, blah blah. okay. america doesn't need an etch-a-sketch president whose positions...
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senator rob portman will be the one who is competing as barack obama for mitt romney and john kerry, the senator from massachusetts playing the role of romney for the president, and win or lose, the president, savannah, is already looking ahead to post-debate. he'll have both bill clinton and bruce springsteen campaigning on his behalf this thursday in ohio. >> thank you. tom brokaw is an nbc news special correspondent and chuck todd is nbc's political director and chief white house correspondent. good morning to both of you. >> good morning. >> chuck, we'll start with you. you've seen the polls, nationally tight. romney leading. this is an election that will be decided state by satate. how close is this race right now? >> the first debate did shift things. at first a lot of democrats were trying to apiece themselves saying all the movement in the polls is just a bunch of soft republicans who quote, unquote come home to mitt romney. he showed life and all of this, but i have to say the numbers i've seen in talking about campaigns, something shifted fundamentally, and it's a dead heat
senator rob portman will be the one who is competing as barack obama for mitt romney and john kerry, the senator from massachusetts playing the role of romney for the president, and win or lose, the president, savannah, is already looking ahead to post-debate. he'll have both bill clinton and bruce springsteen campaigning on his behalf this thursday in ohio. >> thank you. tom brokaw is an nbc news special correspondent and chuck todd is nbc's political director and chief white house...
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years of president obama's administration. you folks blame 2007, 2008 on president bush. all the bills that were passed were passed by men to pelosi and harry reid during the last two years of george bush's administration. caller: good morning. with ally much fed up politicians. i am a registered republican but i would vote for whoever i wanted instead of putting up with this garbage that is put out for all the elections. when the gentleman was saying freedom of speech, they can spend all the money they want and follow the money. it doesn't mean you have the right to say whatever the hell you want regardless of what it is. as far as immigration, no politician is going to do anything serious about immigration because they want the immigrants to take over our jobs for minimum pay. part of the reason for loss of jobs is what the wto. it was mentioned some years ago that we have to downgrade our employment and the salaries for employees because of the wto. guest: i sure hope we have immigration reform in our country. i will always
years of president obama's administration. you folks blame 2007, 2008 on president bush. all the bills that were passed were passed by men to pelosi and harry reid during the last two years of george bush's administration. caller: good morning. with ally much fed up politicians. i am a registered republican but i would vote for whoever i wanted instead of putting up with this garbage that is put out for all the elections. when the gentleman was saying freedom of speech, they can spend all the...
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, to his three decades of service in the senate, arlen was fiercely independent, never putting party or ideology ahead of the people he was chosen to serve. pretrial hearings are under way in italy for the captain of the costa concardia. the cruise ship ran aground in january killing 30 people. the canton faces manslaughter charges. he is also accused of abandoning ship. at one point the italian coast guard ordered him to get back on board. black box data from the ship's bridge is expected to be revealed for the first time during this week's hearings. >>> the detroit tigers are feeling pretty good about their world series chances. they are halfway there after beating the yankees 3-0 in the bronx to go 2-0 in the american league championship series. game three is tomorrow night in detroit. with the tigers ace justin verlander on the mound. the st. louis cardinals jumped on top with a 6-4 win in game one of tat series against the giants. game two is tonight in san francisco. the cardinals are white hot right now. >>> meanwhile, while the world awaits tomorrow night's second presidentia
, to his three decades of service in the senate, arlen was fiercely independent, never putting party or ideology ahead of the people he was chosen to serve. pretrial hearings are under way in italy for the captain of the costa concardia. the cruise ship ran aground in january killing 30 people. the canton faces manslaughter charges. he is also accused of abandoning ship. at one point the italian coast guard ordered him to get back on board. black box data from the ship's bridge is expected to...
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president obama is remembering him as a fiercely independent fighter from his days stomping out as a prosecutor in pennsylvania. he said laura and i appreciate his con try biogs to america and are grateful for his many years of public service. he was 82 years old. >>> protection from cervical cancer or encouraging promise skew it at the among young girls the side effects of the hpv vaccine. >> plus, proving the critics wrong. robert griffin the third puts up big numbers for the offense. >> first, the right stuff. a supersonic sky diver steps from a balloon into the history books. and e first man to break the sound barrier marked the occasion 65 years later. he did it. did it. [ fefemale announcer ] as youe making your decision... maybe you're wondering what to believe about mitt romney. well, when it comes to protecting your access to birth control... and the basic women's health care services planned parenthood provides... one thing we must remember, is this: i'll cut off funding to planned parenthood. [ female announcer ] he'll cut it off. cut us off. planned parenthood. we're goin
president obama is remembering him as a fiercely independent fighter from his days stomping out as a prosecutor in pennsylvania. he said laura and i appreciate his con try biogs to america and are grateful for his many years of public service. he was 82 years old. >>> protection from cervical cancer or encouraging promise skew it at the among young girls the side effects of the hpv vaccine. >> plus, proving the critics wrong. robert griffin the third puts up big numbers for the...